Archive for November 2021
Loretto Donors’ Loving Support Helps To Keep Loretto Mission Alive and Well
Building a community of giving – that’s what the Loretto Community’s Development Office does. We invite people to participate in this work by asking for money and for prayers –…
Read MoreReflection on the First Sunday of Advent
Jeremiah 33:14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 Luke 21:25-36 Last Sunday, the final Sunday of the liturgical year, Mary Swain pointed out to us that the Feast of…
Read MoreSpotlight Video: Beth Blissman CoL
This year we recognize and celebrate 30 years of Loretto’s presence at the United Nations. The Loretto Community is accredited with consultative status at the U.N., where we advocate on…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 11/22/2021
Gratitude Is the Hallmark of the Heart
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name O God; to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at nighttime. Ps.…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Here we are, on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, celebrating Christ as king. For some of us, “king” may carry negative connotations — kings and their subjects, power…
Read MoreRitual of Remembrance and Sanctification
During the 2021 Assembly, Loretto invited all to observe its “I Was Here” Project, a ritual of remembrance and sanctification at the Loretto Motherhouse, a community of wounding for more…
Read MoreReflection on the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time/Opening of Loretto’s Assembly 2021
“Seeing with the Heart” Let me share with you my own personal Good Samaritan story. Some of you are very aware that for the past 20 years or so, my…
Read MoreLoretto Assembly 2021: ‘Seeing with the Heart’
“Seeing with the Heart,” the Loretto Assembly 2021 theme, is an invitation to consider how we in Loretto embrace our God, each other and those we serve. I Am the…
Read MoreCarrying on the Work of the Gospel: Loretto Addresses Special Needs
Remember the story of the man who came to Jesus and asked, “What do I have to do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus answered him, “Keep the commandments, you…
Read MoreReflection on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 17:10-16 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:41-44 Widows are the heroines of today’s readings. That’s an odd reversal of scriptural stereotypes. Widows are poor and rarely…
Read MoreIn Remembrance: Loretto Honors All Saints and All Souls
“I Am the Way,” Loretto’s Constitutions, tells us that the same Spirit who inspired and guided our founders gathers us in community today. We walk with all those “Friends of…
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